| NOUN | artifact | condenser, capacitor, capacitance, electrical condenser | an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge |
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| artifact | condenser | an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid / liquid | |
| artifact | condenser | a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat | |
| artifact | condenser, optical condenser | lens used to concentrate light on an object |
| Sounds | kahndeh'nser | |
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| Rhymes | Acer ... Wurlitzer: 99 rhymes with ser... | |
| Meaning | An electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge. | |
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| Synonyms | capacitor, capacitance, electrical condenser | |
| Part of | circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit | An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
| distributor, distributer, electrical distributor | electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence | |
| Narrower | Leiden jar, Leyden jar | An electrostatic capacitor of historical interest |
| bypass condenser, bypass capacitor | A capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequencies | |
| electrolytic, electrolytic capacitor, electrolytic condenser | A fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte | |
| trimmer, trimming capacitor | capacitor having variable capacitance | |
| Broader | electrical device | A device that produces or is powered by electricity |
| Meaning | An apparatus that converts vapor into liquid / liquid. | |
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| Part of | still | An apparatus used for the distillation of liquids / liquids |
| Narrower | Liebig condenser | A condenser |
| reflux condenser | condenser such that vapor over a boiling liquid / liquid is condensed and flows back into the vessel to prevent its contents from boiling dry | |
| Broader | apparatus, setup | equipment designed to serve a specific function |
| Verbs | condense | cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid / liquid |
| Meaning | A hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat. | |
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| Broader | coil | tubing that is wound in a spiral |
| Verbs | condense | cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid / liquid |
| Meaning | lens used to concentrate light on an object. | |
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| Synonym | optical condenser | |
| Narrower | Abbe condenser | A condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes |
| Broader | lens, lense, lens system | A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images |
| Verbs | condense | make more concise |